Ray Herman received his formal education from Auburn University School of Architecture with a degree in Building Science in 1982. He began his career in commercial construction in the Washington, DC area. Ray became Vice President of Construction for a regional developer in Columbia, Maryland, where he was responsible for all construction and development activities on a variety of commercial office, retail and industrial construction projects.
Ray founded Herman/Stewart Construction in 1990, initially focusing on retail and commercial interior projects. Over the past 25-plus years, the company has grown to specialize in restaurant, retail, large specialty retail, hotel, and hospitality construction. Based out of Lanham, Maryland, Herman/Stewart has completed work in more than 40 states and is proud to say that much of its core management has been with the company for more than 25 years.